Is it Time to Dump AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) Stock After it Has Gained 20.22% in a Week?

AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) stock has risen 20.22% over the past week and gets a Bullish rating from InvestorsObserver Sentiment Indicator.

AeroVironment, Inc. has a Bullish sentiment reading. Find out what this means for you and get the rest of the rankings on AVAV!

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What is Stock Sentiment?

When making investment decisions, sentiment gives a good overview of what stocks investors currently favor. Sentiment incorporates short-term technical analysis into its score and does not encompass any fundamental analysis such as profitability of the company. This means that earnings updates and other news can greatly impact overall sentiment. Sentiment is how investors, or the market, feels about a stock. There are lots of ways to measure sentiment. At the core, sentiment is pretty easy to understand. If a stock is going up, investors must be bullish, while if it is going down, sentiment is bearish. InvestorsObserver’s Sentiment Indicator looks at price trends over the past week and also considers changes in volume. Increasing volume can mean a trend is getting stronger, while decreasing volume can mean a trend is nearing a conclusion. For stocks that have options, our system also considers the balance between calls, which are often bets that the price will go up, and puts, which are frequently bets that the price will fall.

What's Happening With AVAV Stock Today?

AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) stock is trading at $93.23 as of 12:41 PM on Thursday, Mar 17, a rise of $11.76, or 14.43% from the previous closing price of $81.47. The stock has traded between $87.91 and $95.41 so far today. Volume today is elevated. So far 977,574 shares have traded compared to average volume of 290,725 shares.

More About AeroVironment, Inc.

AeroVironment Inc operates under a single business segment in which it supplies unmanned aircraft systems, tactical missile systems, high-altitude pseudo-satellites, and other related services to government agencies within the United States Department of Defense as well as the United States' allied international governments. The systems can help with security, surveillance, or sensing, and provide "eyes in the sky" without needing an actual person, or driver, in the sky. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for AeroVironment, Inc. stock.